DNA barcodes for the fishes of the Narmada, one of India's longest rivers.

ABSTRACT: This study describes the species diversity of fishes of the Narmada River in India. A total of 820 fish specimens were collected from 17 sampling locations across the whole river basin. Fish were taxonomically classified into one of 90 possible species based on morphological characters, and then DNA barcoding was employed using COI gene sequences as a supplemental identification method. A total of 314 different COI sequences were generated, and specimens were confirmed to belong to 85 species representing 63 genera, 34 families and 10 orders. Findings of this study include the identification of five putative cryptic or sibling species and 43 species not previously known from the Narmada River basin. Five species are endemic to India and three are introduced species that had not been previo

SUBMITTER: Khedkar GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4081587 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature